Antonio Maspes

Antonio Maspes (14 January 1932 – 19 October 2000) was an Italian world champion sprinter cyclist. Maspes was born and died in Milan. Maspes won seven professional world championship sprint titles between 1955 and 1964. He competed in the men's tandem event at the 1952 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal. Maspes also had a record five consecutive titles in the Grand Prix de Paris (1960-1964).

After his death, the Velodromo Vigorelli in Milano, where Maspes began with racing competitions, was renamed into Velodromo Maspes-Vigorelli.

Palmarès

1948 1st, Coppa Caldirola 1949 1st, Sprint, National championship 1952 1st, Sprint, National championship 3rd, Tandem, 1953 1st, Sprint, National championship 1954 3rd, GP de Paris, Sprint 1st, Sprint, National championship 1955 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Milan 1956 3rd, GP de Paris 1st, Sprint, National championship 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Copenhagen 1957 1st, Sprint, National championship 1958 3rd, World championship, professional sprint, Paris 1959 1st, Sprint, National championship 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Amsterdam 1960 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint 1st, Sprint, National championship 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Leipzig 1961 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint 1st, Sprint, National championship 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Zürich 1962 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint 1st, Sprint, National championship 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Milan 1963 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint 1st, Sprint, National championship 2nd, World championship, professional sprint, Rocourt 1964 1st, GP de Paris, Sprint 1st, World championship, professional sprint, Paris 2nd, Sprint, National championship 1965 1st, Sprint, National championship